Bushnell Match Pro ED 5-30x56 Riflescope - ED Prime Glass, Illuminated Deploy MIL 2 Reticle for Precision Shooting

I run a firearms training school in Los Angeles, CA. I put this on an inexpensive Savage AXIS II Precision long gun in .223 as part of an "inexpensive build" experiment for clients. This scope is an outstanding value. This scope has features you find on much more expensive scopes. It came unblemished, flawless in appearance and function. The twisting action of the ocular and the adjustment knobs are smooth. My only complaint is that Bushnell does not offer cover caps. You really have to shop around to find something that will work. In the end, because my clients are constantly adjusting the ocular I went with an inexpensive rubber strectch style cover that can be taken off each time.

Coming from a Vortex Viper PST II 1-6x, it’s impressive how much more magnification Bushnell provides for nearly the same price ($599vs$699 when on sale). The optics red illumination is impressive, it is very bright when needed. Zeroing is easier and more logical on this scope than others.The only two complaints I have is getting the battery door open was a chore. There really isn’t any decent included instruction manual either. The company seems to assume everyone will just figure it out, but I can assure you many newbies would likely get frustrated by the process. The battery door was on so tight I had to use a pair of pliers to force it open, with a microfiber wrapped around to prevent any paint chipping.The second and final complaint is the scope includes a plastic tool meant to help loosen the turrets etc, but my plastic tool simply broke when I tried to do so. I ended up having to use a coin which sadly marks the paint a bit. If you go to reviews on YT you’ll see many have the marks on the turrets. I’d like to see the groove be deeper to allow a plastic pick/pry tool to avoid paint damage.

This is all it is advertised to be. It is a bit on the bulky side and unlike scopes that have an essentially universal focus, this requires an extra dial to adjust to your distance. Not a big deal and the result is still a crisp, bright image. Also, for hunting or target shooting, you are not constantly adjusting your distance anyway. Pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Very nice scope good quality. They can atlees gave lens covers for it.

Can use on high caliber stuff but the guys that do 22 competitions highly recommend it no regrets

I've got a bushnell on my 7mm and it's been a great piece of glass. It's been on there for 20 years. My .338 lapua I sprung for an Athalon and it's also a great piece of glass, but it's pricey. I bought this for my .50bmg. The reviews seemed good, price was right and I've had great result out of my other bushnell. It's an absolute disaster!!! The eye relief rolls as you adjust the magnification, to the point I have to reacquire and adjust myself constantly to even get set to make a shot. I spend more time adjusting and getting frustrated with the eye relief. Confidence in shot placement goes down bc I'm fighting the glass. It's a POS. You can't relax to make a shot bc the eye relief changes and rolls. And you've got to be exactly so to have total sight thru it. It's an absolute turd bc of the eye relief. Everything else is spot on, but if the eye relief is a pain it's trash. No other way of saying it.

$750+ and NO lens caps!!Missing magnification change “cat tail” on magnifying change ringIllumination turret cap very hard to remove to change battery since it is not slotted to accept a coin

I love this scope. Reticle is great for holdovers.